Blog Posts in February, 2010
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 By Stann Givens
Child support in Florida does not always end when you think it will. Florida law requires that, in general, the obligation to pay child support ends when the child reaches the age of eighteen. That is ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Christian Givens
In cases where one parent is activated to military service, and timesharing and child support are at issue, the activated parent may worry about parental rights. What will happen to the children ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By Stann Givens
It is often difficult for parents to agree on a timesharing schedule for the children in a Florida divorce . After all, it is difficult to reach agreement on many things as you dissolve your ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Robert Sparks
An Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence is available to persons defined as "family or household members." This includes a spouse or former spouses; persons related by blood or marriage; ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2010 By Stann Givens
In many Florida divorces and paternity cases, either alimony or child support is ordered. But the person who is supposed to pay these doesn't always do so. What can you do? If you contact the best ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2010 By Stann Givens
Sometimes in a Florida divorce , one of the spouses may take off out of state with property of the marriage or may transfer ownership of marital property to someone else. If you suspect that this is ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2010 By Stann Givens
If you are separated from your spouse and are not receiving any money from your spouse to help you with living expenses for yourself and your children, you may be wondering how you can possibly force ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2010 By Robert Sparks
There are several sanctions that can be imposed at the conclusion of a civil domestic violence hearing. Florida Domestic Violence Statutes provide the judge a wide variety of sanctioning power in ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2010 By Christian Givens
Coming to an agreement with your spouse on a child custody or timesharing plan is often times one of the most challenging aspects of a Florida divorce . Both parties in a divorce case almost always ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2010 By Chris Givens
Child support is calculated by a specific mathematical formula, set forth in Florida Statutes Section 61.13. In your initial divorce or paternity case, the court used this calculation to determine the ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2010 By Robert Sparks
A domestic violence hearing, like any other court proceeding, can be a stressful event. The procedures however, are not too different than other court proceedings and have many of the same procedures. ...
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